at a bozeman suburb, hundreds are expected to show up in protest. the healthcare reform has triggered a wave of growing anger in the country. susan roberts is in washington with more. susan, good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning to you. the white house is trying to push back against these explosive town hall meetings through its online campaign and the president himself. the administration is trying to quiet the critics of healthcare reform. critics angry over the president's healthcare reform plan are not holding back. >> you listen to us. >> reporter: americans will have another chance to be heard today at town hall meetings across the country. democrats are trying to win over an increasingly skeptical public fed up with the proposed overhaul. >> nobody tells me how to live my life. nobody tells me how long i should live and when i should die. >> reporter: but not everyone is out to crush reform. >> that's not fear. that's not fear. >> reporter: supporters are also speaking out. this woman recently lost her health insurance after getti

. >> bottle bozeman is getting his first checkup after having hernia surgery -- donald bozeman. he says for him, it has made all the difference. >> it is health care that i have been meeting for the last few years. rex the clinic is located inside the eastern family resource center. the only homeless clinic in the county opened 1.5 years ago, providing acute care, urgent, and chronic care and everyday health services for the homeless. >> we are seeing a lot of patients who were homeless as a result of the housing industry, people who had drugs and construction and home improvement and the moving industry. -- who had jobs in construction and home improvement. >> is estimated there are 8000 homeless people. this clinic treats about 750, almost 20% of which are children. it ran it -- it runs on a federal grant and donations. when health care reform is in the spotlight, she believes universal health care is good for everyone. >> our experience in this clinic is that addressing their healthcare needs would make a very big difference in their lives. it would help them get house and ge

in bozeman, the jobs center reported seeing 8,000 job seekers. we can't do nothing while families are struggling because even before this recession hit, we had an economy that was working pretty well for the wealthiest americans, for bankers and big corporations, but not so well for everybody else. it was an economy of bubbles and busts. it was an economy of which wrecklessness and not responsibility was rewarded. we can't go back to that economy. we have to lay a new foundation for lasting prosperity. and health insurance reform is one of the key pillars of this new foundation. we're going to tell folks like katie -- until companies -- to pay for health, until every single american has the security and peace of mind of knowing they've got quality, affordable care. and the fact is, health care touches all of our live ins a profound way. that also makes this debate an emotional one. i know there's been a lot of attention paid to some of the meetings going on around the country. especially when tempers flare. tv loves a ruk us. what you haven't see

more have qualified for new loans including ten businesses in the bozeman area. another third of the money is for emergency relief for folks who have born the brunt of this recession. what am i talking about? unemployment insurance. we have extended benefits for 40,000 montana residents. we have made health insurance 65% cheaper for families who rely on cobra when they lose their job and they are out there looking for work. [ applause ] >> i think as your governor will testify, for states facing historic budget short falls, we provided assistance to save the jobs of tens of thousands of workers who provide essential services, like teachers and police officers. we have prevented painful job cuts. we have also prevented a lot of painful states and local tax increases. that's two thirds of the recovery act. the last third of the recovery act is for investments that are already putting people back to work, rebuilding infrastructure. there are nearly 70 transportation projects already approved here in montana. these are jobs fixing up the roads that run through the na

and plenty of bozeman residents say better health care coverage is worth a fight. >> i do know that you have we have to something. >> reporter: it is the confusion surrounding what is actually in the legislation that makes many skeptical. >> i'm not clear on what the package means but we certainly need improvements to the system. >> reporter: president obama arrived at this hangar later this afternoon to play the role of salesman in chief. the tickets were given out first come, first served. so there will be supporters and opponents. so far the president hasn't experienced firsthand the outrage that has been boiling over at town halls across the country. >> look at the picture. you are stealing from us. >> reporter: they say the best way for president obama to push back on the myths about health care reform is to make his case in person. >> the president strongly believes it is better to address what people's concerns are and take them head on. >> reporter: the president will take on his critics tomorrow at a town hall in colorado. manuel gallegus, cbs news, belgrade, montana. >> you ca

president, and thank you for coming to bozeman and bringing your beautiful family to the last best place in the world. because you're a constitutional scholar, i think it would be terrible to let you escape from montana without sharing with you the most perfect preamble to a constitution of any state constitution. >> oh, okay. i want to hear this. this is a good way to end our town hall. >> it is. we the people of montana grateful to god for the quiet beauty of our state, the grandeur of our mountains, the vastness of our rolling plains, and desiring to improve the quality of life, the quality of opportunity, and to secure the blessings of liberty for this and future generations do ordain and establish this constitution. i hope you take a look at the whole constitution. you'll like it. >> that's very nice. well, thank you. listen, montana, you have been terrific. i hope this has been informative. thank you for the questions. let's get to work. thank you. >> the president concluding yet another town hall, this one obviously in montana. president taking a few questions, one even from a mem

. >> reporter: today in bozeman, montana, president obama expressed concern that special interests are trying to shangahi the health care debate. >> every time we are in sight of health insurance reform, the special interests fight back with everything they've got. >> reporter: currently 3,300 lobbyists are registered to pressure lawmakers on health care reform, according to the bloomberg news investigation of senate records. the health care reform lobbyists outnumber the congressmen six to one. >> insurance companies battling providers. drug companies battling insurance companies. hospitals going to war against nursing homes. all kinds of different institutions are looking to protect their bottom interest. >> reporter: in other words, they're hoping to shape the legislation in ways that will either protect or profit them. drug companies alone have spent more than $134 million on lobbying during the first sixth six months of the year. >> thas just the money they're spending on shoe leather -- well-heeled lawmakers walking the halls here at the capitol and buttonholing members of congre

small businesses have now qualified for new loans backed by the recovery act, including 200 in the bozeman area. another third of the money in the recovery act is for emergency relief for folks who were bearing the brunt of this recession. we have extended benefits for 40,000 residents. we have made health insurance 65% cheaper when they are out there looking for work. i think, as your government, we have saved jobs and prevented cuts, and also prevented a lot of painful increases. the last third is for rebuilding infrastructure. there are nearly 700 infrastructure projects approved in montana, and most of the work has to be done by local businesses. we saw last friday that the jobs were beginning to turn. sometimes on cable shows, these people have a selective memory. we started with a mess and now we are getting out of it. that does not mean we're out of the woods. we cannot just sit back and do nothing while families suffer. before the recession hit, we had an economy working well for wealthy americans and bankers, but it was not working so well for everyone else. it was economy of bubb

we're about 55 miles away from bozeman where the president held his health care town hall meeting yesterdayle there was some tension, the event started out with hugs, handshakes, even some humor. >> here in montana you've got bears and moose and elk and in washington you just have mostly bull. >> reporter: words that moments later were thrown right back at the president as he tried to set the record straight on his plans for health care reform. >> we keep getting the bull. that's all we get is bull. you can't tell us how you're going to pay for this. >> you are absolutely right that i can't cover another 46 million people for free. >> reporter: obama has been ramping up his fight for reform as opposition has been mounting on both sides of the debate. the plan to provide end-of-life counseling is being dropped from a senate version of the bill after conservatives like sarah palin said it would create so-called death panels. the topic came up between senators arlen specter and chuck grassley yesterday in a kind of twitter feud. specter writes "called senator grassley to tell him to stop sprea

[applause] the mayor of bozeman is here. [applause] somebody i believe is destined to be one of the greatest secretaries of the interior inner history, the former senator from colorado, ken salazar is here. please give him a round of applause. [applause] it is nice to be back, nice to take a break from the goings on in washington. i am thrilled to have a chance to spend some time with the folks in this beautiful state. here in montana you have bears, moose, and elk. in washington, you just have mostly bull. [laughter] so, this is-- that is a nice change of pace. [applause] [laughter] i especially want to thank katie for her introduction. [applause] where did katie go? there she is right there. katie's willingness to talk about such a painful experience is important, because we have to understand what is at stake in this health care debate. katie's story is the kind of story that i have read in letters all throughout the campaign and every day when i'm president. i hear about them in town halls all across america. the stories

it appears the president will face off with angry protesters and the first stop is planned in bozeman, montana. this meeting will folkous a provision to prevent insurance companies from dropping or limiting coverage for those who become seriously ill. >>> a picture is worth a thousand words but some say metro acted too quickly without the facts after this picture surfaced showing a metrobus driver on a cell phone while driving. the eunice kennedy shriver driver's union says the two-way radio was broken and the woman had to use the cell phone to call in a malfunction. the union denies the bus was actually moving. metro went confirm the radio issue and the driver is on paid leave. >>> judgment day in a crime spree that terrorized montgomery county for months. elderly women tied up, robbed and taxed inside their home. a judge sentenced jose garcia polara to life without parole followed by three consecutive life sentences. one of his victims died after the attack. >>> today, police will continue their search for shook eat abell. yesterday, a possible break in the case as police unearthed

bozeman? >> thank you, mr. chairman. first of all, i'd like to thank mr. russ ashley from fema. i understand he'll be leaving government service this fall. and i want to take this opportunity to thank him for his service. mr. ashley took over the department of homeland security grants department at a time when it was having a fair number of problems. at the time the grant dollars and guidance were coming out late and the states and first responders were pretty unhappy about that. mr. ashley made a concerted effort to improve its programs and release grant funding more quickly. again, i just appreciate you for your hard work and for your service. and i and i know the rest of the committee wishes you the best of luck in your future endeavors so thank you very much. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you. mr. salt, the person recovery and reinvestment act provides more than $2 billion for operation and maintenance to the army corps of engineers. the intention which was to adequately operate and maintain our water resources and provide jobs, however, in the tables that we were provided wil

outside a town hall event in bozeman, montana democrat max bachus shouted down with chants of no, no, no and getting a little confused about the crazy things called video cameras, describing the protestors to "the new york times" as, quote, agitateors whose sole goal was to intimidate, disrupt, and not let any meaningful conversation go on. there were a couple of people in the crowd with youtubes mr. bachus added, meaning cameras. and he posited the agitateors were paid and probably from out of state. i could just sense it he said. first hint that some of the senator's instincts might be admirable but it is wrapped inside the caustic reminder this is the brain trust now running health care for democrats in the senate. meanwhile in another town hall event in dartmouth, mass last night congressman barney frank dismissing a nazi comparison as all such comparisons should be dismissed. >> they say we need to limit medicare expenditures in order to do that, in order to reduce the deficit. that's the origin of this policy. this is the t4 policy of the hitler policy in 1939 where he said cert

my name is sarah landry and i am a bozeman resident. sorry, i'm a little verse. >> you're doing great. >> thank. i am a single mother of two children. i am an msu student. i have a son that suffers from many disabilities. he is disabled for the rest of his life. he is 11 years old. he suffers from autism, he is nonverbal. he suffers from extremely hard to control epilepsy, and he is type one diabetic. he has been sick with these albums ever since he was nine months old. my question to you is, i real i heavily on his medicaid to support good health and care for him. what with this reform would happen with his medicare coverage? or medicaid coverage, sorry. >> first of all, thank you for sharing your story. you are a heroic mom. [applause] >> so we are grateful for you. your son is lucky. if you currently qualify for medicaid, your son currently qualify for medicaid he would continue to qualify for medicaid. so it would not have an impact on his benefit levels and his ability to get the care that he needs. some of the reforms that we are

one of the things they did is they handed them out in bozeman, two at a time, two individuals that just came up, first come, first served. people even -- kind of like a rock concert, people waited in line for hours to get their tickets. so it wasn't done through the computer system that they used in new hampshire. actually, the computer system that they're going to use again tomorrow in grand junction, colorado. but one of the other things i want to bring up here is there were a couple of things that stuck out to me just on the political front. number one is you saw the president ramp up some campaign rhetoric. he almost was trying to sell the audience. i need your help. i got to get you knocking on doors. i got to get you fighting -- he called it fighting the fear. obviously these references to the myths. he also decided to play media critic. he sort of criticized all the cable television for how they've been covering the town halls. and he thanked the one questioner who was clearly an opponent of what he was doing. thanked him for the tone that he took. and then the third thing that i

they actually handed tickets out in person out in bozeman two to a customer essentially until they ran out. so, you know, it's more likely a supporter is going to want to get in line early, be like -- being like an old-fashioned rock concert where you might even sleep overnight to get your ticket, than an opponent. with these congressional town halls, as you know, lawrence, it's a lot easier to get in because you don't really have to worry about registering in advance or getting a ticket in advance and all that. that's why i think there's been some difficulty for the white house to make sure they're getting a wide array, but as you pointed out, he got two, i think, pretty tough questions that he had to deal with, and i can tell you in speaking already with the nra member who asked a question, he was appreciative of the president's answer, but not yet satisfied. >> all right. let's listen to his question right now. >> okay. >> as you can see, i'm a proud nra member. i believe in our constitution and it's a very important thing. i also get my news from the cable networks because i don't

president obama hosts town hall meetings on health care today in several locations out west starting in bozemans half hour, an unusual theater company in denver is finishing its 20th anniversary season by staging "man of la mancha." >> reporter: tonight's performance is only minutes away. >> we will have one hell of a good show. >> reporter: make-up artists glue on fake chest hair, teeth are painted black and the lead actress arrives in her wheelchair. reagan lynton's spinal cord was damaged seven years ago in a terrible car accident. >> getting back in the theater is a huge part of realizing my life wasn't going to halt because i wasn't using my legs anymore. >> reporter: but here she is not exactly unique. every actor in this cast is disabled. don mock is blind, leonard has multiple sclerosis. 12-year-old julius has fecal -- fetal alcohol syndrome. this is the physically handicapped artist and actor's league. over 20 years it's become a home where people like michael thrive. michael struggles with depression and anxiety. he wasn't comfortable sitting down for an interview. but on stage in fro

the forum yesterday was respectful. 1,300 people outside of the hangar at bozeman.he president got a few skeptical questions. the tone and the town meetings, you know, he said tv loves a ruckus. there are meetings where people are having discussions back and forth. i think there were two that you could describe as -- i don't know if they would be hostile as just skeptical. host: the forum took place in belgra belgrade, montana. it is a place where there is big enough to have 1,300 people there and question the president. it is bozeman the. host: will there be an opportunity to talk about it more over the break? guest: in their event more give and take there because they're smaller events, tends to be different. security with the presidential visit. you know, some people are accusing the administration of trying to sort of back the crowd in new hampshire. they simply deny that they're stacking the crowd. i think when you add another senator or member of congress, you get more -- it is a little bit more informal. sometimes the give and take is a little bit rougher. ho

>> he is going to bozeman, montana to a county where he carried by 1600 votes. they have voted twice for him -- for george bush in the past. there is some sense and that they want to get max baucus' attention by going there, and montana is ground zero for health care reform, because that is where he is from. we have already seen people lining up to get tickets to the event. bill: there is a gallup poll out today that says independent voters are moving in a certain way. 35% are more sympathetic to the views of the protesters, opposed to 16% who are less sympathetic. how are these numbers being received? >> in the briefing yesterday, we heard robert kids say that some people were somewhat disappointed that he did not get a tougher response in new hampshire. he constantly talked about the food fight of the debate and have cable news is feeding on this, but clearly from the gallup poll, independents are starting to become sympathetic with these people protesting. certainly not good in terms of public opinion. bill: thank you. megyn: do you remember the other day whe

enroute to montana today, where the president will be holding a town hall meeting on health care in bozeman, one of two in the next couple of days. there are expectations that he will get protests and tough questions. off they go, boarding. it is set to begin at 2:15 eastern time. gregg: the philadelphia eagles holding a news conference momentarily to announce what we already know officially, that michael vick will return to the game after an 18-month prison sentence of four charges relating to dogfighting. the gory details include electrocuting and drowning unwanted animals. a spokesperson for people for the ethical treatment of animals issued a statement a saying, "what sort of message does this send to fans who care about animals and do not want to see them harmed? since vick has not given a public acknowledgment that he is remorseful, time will tell." vick could receive nearly $7 million. when he first joined in 2002, he was drafted to the falcons for $62 million. since then, he has found himself not just behind bars, but in bankruptcy court, as well. that's from the coach of the eagles

he's holding another town hall meeting in bozeman, montana on friday and another in colorado on saturday. harry? >> kimberly dozier at the white house this morning, thank you. >>> senator arlen specter joins us now for an interview from state college, pennsylvania. senator, good morning. >> guaranteood morning, harry. >> you've had several encounters with people very angry about certain proposals being talked about and being proposed to change health care in the united states. as you've had a chance to reflect on them, what do you think? >> well, it's more than health care, harry. i think there is a mood in america of anger. with so many people unemployed and so much bickering in washington, people are disgusted with the partisanship and with the fear of losing their health care, it all boils over. but i think one thing that has to be borne in mind, and you've got the commotion in the background, is that these people have a right to be organized. i'm not going to complain about the fact that they are organized. they have a right to do that and they have a right to speak. but i think we o

he'll hold a town hall in bozeman, montana, on friday, and he'll do the same on saturday in grand junction, colorado. >>> a long-standing ovation greet the supreme court's newest member. at a white house reception with the president by his side, justice sonia sotomayor made her first public comments since saturday's swearing-in, she credited her families and friends and the founding fathers for making it all possible. >> it is this nation's fate in a more perfect union that allows a puerto rican girl from the bronx to stand here now. >> well, justice sotomayor asked all americans to wish her divine guidance and wisdom as she starts her new job. >>> they may look like two ordinary men in suits, walking into a jewelry store, but buying wasn't on their minds. their heist, one of the biggest ever in britain. >>> plus, we're going to be dipping in live to the health care town hall that senator ben cardin is holding in maryland right now. you can see him at the mike. we're tracking it. >>> the white house not too happy because of these ads. are they crossing the line and intruding on the privacy

he's holding a town hall meeting this afternoon on health care reform outside bozeman, montana.e's expected to talk about a part of the plan that's designed to prevent insurance companies from dropping or limiting coverage for people with serious illnesses. we should point out a key group of senators apparently dropped support for an end of life counseling provision in the health care reform proposal t would have paid doctors to spend time talking with their patients about advanced directives like living wills and hospice care options. but sarah palin claimed the idea would lead to in her words death panels. iowa senator chuck grassley says the provision is off the table now because it could be misinterpreted and implemented incorrectly, but that provision does stay and remains in the three house versions up there right now. >>> i know so many of you have been asking for more information on health care reform. it can look really cloudy, can't is it? there's one central place you can find some answers. please go to cnn.com/healthcare. you can find coverage of the town halls, incl

they were distributed on a first come first serve basis in bozeman and belgrade.ng supporter or someone that wanted to tell the president a thing or two about health care? that's the reason why it could be feistier. rick: one of the senators who has been so instrumental in the health care reform debate is actually from montana. wondering if he's expectsed to get an earful from his constituents at today's event. >> well, there is some thought that it's easier to tell your senator a thing or two than it is to tell the president of the united states. senator fox lr here, the chairman of the powerful senate finance committee. it will be interesting to see what he says and how things go down and how everybody is received by the audience of about 1,300 that will be at this town hall here in montana. rick: like the big sky and the big sky country, mike emanuel in montana. julie. julie: analysts have been saying that the recession is easing. they point to some signs the economy is on the rebound. is the worse still behind us? we're still waiting for the uptick in the gros

it is near the city of bozeman.events the president is holding to bolster support for health care legislation that is making its way through congress. live coverage on c-span2. [applause] clas. . we also know the value of an honest work and let me tell you, there is plenty of this honesty out there about what health care reform will and will not do. now you have all seen the tv show smith busters, right? i have been going around the state busting myths about health care. what is bogus information about rationing care, cutting benefits for seniors, doctor-patient relationship-- [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] as you can see we are having technical difficulties with their feet from belgrade montana. president obama is there holding a town hall health care meeting. the town of taghreed near the city of boseman. this is one of a series of events the president is holding to look for support for his health care plan. we are looking to-- we are hoping to repair our technical difficulties and be able to go live, back to

the president traveling to bozeman, montana. the town hall meeting will get underway and we will be covering it. there is a piece in relation to the president's trip out west and in view that we did with doug brinkley. we will talk about that later on. the editorial page in "the washington times," "the administration promised that whatever industry first reached an agreement over a government health care would get a rock- solid deal. pharmaceutical companies have agreed to reduce drug prices for 80 billion that -- by $80 billion in exchange for a promise that medicare will not be allowed to negotiate drug prices further. it is disturbing that companies were forced to lower drug prices. they essentially were threatened with destruction to government forced lower prices that they did not agree to help pay for new government programs that is chicago style politics at its roughest. so much for mr. obama's promise of transparency." next call, good morning. caller: good morning. i am going to try not to ramble. i just wish americans w

in bozeman, montana or outside the town. expected to talk about a part of the plan designed to prevent insurance companies were from dropping or limiting people with serious illnesses. but obviousliy going to meet with people who have concerns about the plan. >> i believe that there is a health care crisis. i really do. do i believe that the government needs to be more involved? no. because i think that they just -- whenever they get their fingers in the pot, it kind of just turns black. >> we have just spent so much money on the stimulus and the t.a.r.p. then we're going to add another huge entitlement in the form of the public option. >> well, we know that you have questions about your own health care. so we have sorted out the fact from fiction about health care reform. find it at cnn.com/robin. >>> the tropics are heating up. it's that time of year. so you know we're getting a little bit more active there. chris is in for bob. let's find out what's going on. good morning. >> good morning, robin. you remember tropical dep

bozeman? >> thank you mr.irman for holding this imports into hearing whether you voted for the ad store opposed to the legislation we have the responsibility to insure the money is spent four intended purpose is. since the stimulus bill shortchanged infrastructure we have to conduct regular oversight for the scarce resources and i appreciate mr. oberstar ever to do so in some cases is congress did a poor job to pick and choose which case is to define in other six cases is used to refreshing the money out the door given the fact the navigation projects a and flood damage projects provide economic benefits to the nation are like to see the administration and congress place a higher interest in the army corps of engineers for all of the projects but people to work which is another reason to put them on the priority list. thank you for holding this very important hearing and i look forward to hearing from the witnesses. i yield back. >> i share your concern about the lag for the lagging investment from the corps o

skipping over the democratic strong hall in butte and holding his town hall in a conservative suburb of bozemanl. he did this a lot. ive last year about going to the mountain west. not just going to democratic strong holds. he came close here in montana. people here on the ground are telling me they're very concerned about government spending and they want to put the brakes on this health reform effort. >>> spend a day in the tiny town of livingston, montana, and you quickly see why the president's health care push is facing big problems in big sky country -- even from those he's trying to help. >> we've got two kids. my husband is the only one working. >> macdonald is uninsured so she gets discounted dental work at the local clinic, she voted for the president and agrees there needs to be reform but is worried about the details. >> i believe there's a health care crisis, i do. do i believe that the government needs to be more involved? no. i think when they get their fingers in the pot, it just kind of turns black. >> a common sentiment here where a second obama voter told us government is too

my name is sarah landry and i am a bozeman resident.orry, i'm a little verse. >> you're doing great. >> thank. i am a single mother of two children. i am an msu student. i have a son that suffers from many disabilities. he is disabled for the rest of his life. he is 11 years old. he suffers from autism, he is nonverbal. he suffers from extremely hard to control epilepsy, and he is type one diabetic. he has been sick with these albums ever since he was nine months old. my question to you is, i real i heavily on his medicaid to support good health and care for him. what with this reform would happen with his medicare coverage? or medicaid coverage, sorry. >> first of all, thank you for sharing your story. you are a heroic mom. [applause] >> so we are grateful for you. your son is lucky. if you currently qualify for medicaid, your son currently qualify for medicaid he would continue to qualify for medicaid. so it would not have an impact on his benefit levels and his ability to get the care that he needs. some of the reforms that we are ta

on friday, august 14, the first family will visit the bozeman area of montana. an august 15, they will travel to yellowstone, wyoming and grand junction, colorado. they will then travel to the grand canyon and phoenix, ariz. on august 16 and return to washington, d.c. on monday, august 17. the first family's visit to the national parks occurred during a fee-freeing weekend for our national parks. this is encouraging all people, including the many cynical people that sit on the right end of the front row, my right end of the front row, excuse me. we encourage them to go and visit the national parks. you have to pay. everybody else is exempt. he has been to yellowstone. he tells a story of coming to visit his grandparents that i believe includes stops at yellowstone and grand canyon. it is partly to highlight our national park system and to highlight the weekend where we hope millions of americans will enjoy the national park system and there will be events in addition to some of the stops. we have the best security and the world. yes? >> two topics -- on the econ

bozeman? >> thank you mr. chairman for holding this imports into hearing whether you voted for the ad store opposed to the legislation we have the responsibility to insure the money is spent four intended purpose is. since the stimulus bill shortchanged infrastructure we have to conduct regular oversight for the scarce resources and i appreciate mr. oberstar ever to do so in some cases is congress did a poor job to pick and choose which case is to define in other six cases is used to refreshing the money out the door given the fact the navigation projects a and flood damage projects provide economic benefits to the nation are like to see the administration and congress place a higher interest in the army corps of engineers for all of the projects but people to work which is another reason to put them on the priority list. thank you for holding this very important hearing and i look forward to hearing from the witnesses. i yield back. >> i share your concern about@Ã have to have another hearing and that 60-- ,